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Aug 31: For those also interested in a nice recap of how Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) will help developers, here’s a good summary article. It’s not that there weren’t APIs for multi-threading before, it’s just that they were awkward to use. GCD overlays those APIs with a higher level set that takes a lot of…

In the earlier news item today, Drew McCormack pointed out that making Grand Central open source promotes the acceptance of the technology as a C language standard. Recapping, he said that “Having your operating system based on a non-standard language is not a good position to be in, and Apple would surely like to see…

The storyline involves protecting KrabbitWorld from the Necrotechs, who endanger the Celestial Shard and threaten to bring Chaos back to the land. Combat is of the hack-and-slash variety, with combos available that deal ever-increasing amounts of damage. Characters can advance to level 99, while their unique powers can increase to level 999, and they can…

 The WildCharger Bundle is a product unlike anything I’d ever seen. In a nutshell it offers wire-free charging for the iPhone and iPod touch.  The bundle consists of two parts — the WildCharger Pad and a WildCharge Skin for your iPhone or iPod touch. The WildCharger Pad, shown below, is a thin 6 x 8-inch…

Once again, we’re reminded, because we’d forgotten, that these events are not all about astounding new products. New products are announced from time to time, but what’s also exciting is the evolution of things like iTunes. We see growth driven by revenues, Apple listening to its customers and Apple engineers being creative While Mr. Jobs…

Apple’s updated iPod touch Apple’s Phil Schiller called the iPod touch “The most affordable gateway into the App Store.” Apple also called the iPod touch “a great pocket computer.” The iPod touch includes a 3.5-inch multi-touch display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a built-in speaker. The touch’s iPod features include Cover Flow, Shake to Shuffle, and support…

iTunes LP at the iTunes StoreThe iTunes LP page at the iTunes Store lists several albums already including Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited, Norah Jones’s Come Away with Me, and The Doors: 40 Anniversary Mixes from The Doors.Album pricing looks to range from US$9.99 to $19.99.Apple will be hosting a music-related media event later this…

The Cygnett company blog stated “Apple is about to go live at its annual September press event in San Francisco, where they are set to launch a variety of new products to the public… The biggest news out of the event is that Apple are to release an updated range of iPod models — most…

QuickerTek’s 1 Watt USB Wi-Fi TransceiverThe transceiver supports 802.11b and 802.11g, 64 and 128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption, and includes a removable antenna for future higher power upgrades. It requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher and a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port.The QuickerTek 1 Watt USB Transceiver is priced at US$299.95 and…

Like many iPhone games, Bust-a-Move offers multiple ways to control the action. In this case, players can pull a bubble back like a pinball and fire it into the game board, or they can tap a direction to launch a bubble. Pricing is US$4.99 and iPhone OS 3.0 is required. Versus mode is unavailable on…

Back in THOSE days a driver really had to pay attention not only to the road conditions immediately around him, he had to anticipate those condition many miles ahead. I recall thinking that if it were 6:40 PM then the bulk of the traffic on US 495’s outer ring will have eased some between Tyson’s…

The Genius EasyPen i405 is a small ( 4” by 5.5 “ working area) graphics tablet.  A graphics tablet lets you create art and designs by using a pen in place of a mouse.   Genius EasyPen i405 This product comes with the tablet, the pen that operates it, batteries for the pen, a couple…

The Jabra SP200 allows you to talk on your phone and keep both hands on the wheel. Assuming you are driving while you are using it of course. That’s what its designed for: talking and driving. Maybe I should say driving and talking since driving should always be the primary focus. Jabra SP200 Speakerphone The…

According to Apple, Mr. Camara discussed the case with Professor Charles Nesson even though the professor wasn’t included in the order prohibiting the release of information. Mr. Nesson then wrote about their discussion on his blog — an entry that is now missing from the Web page.Mr. Camara, however, claimed that the parts of the…

The iHome iHMP5 bills itself as “2-in-1 Portable Speakers with built-in Headphones.” I’d never heard of or seen such a thing so when I was offered the opportunity to review the product I couldn’t accept fast enough. I found the idea of headphones that turn into speakers (or speakers that turn into headphones) intriguing. Unfortunately,…

Suspects make off with laptops, iPhones and iPodsThe five burglars smashed through the store’s glass front doors just after 2AM and rushed the product displays, snatching up the computers, iPhones and iPod touches in what looked like a well rehearsed set of moves.They also made movements that made the on duty security guard think that…

Heroes of Newerth pits two teams, each with up to five players in the roles of special hero units, against each other, with help from AI-controlled armies. The goal is to destroy the other team’s base, and during a match players earn experience points and gold that they can use to upgrade skills or purchase…

If Psystar’s claims sound familiar it’s because the should. The company used the same arguments early on in its legal battle with Apple in the Northern California District Court. Those arguments were shot down by Judge Alsup, the Judge that’s overseeing the California case.In addition to dealing with Judge Alsup in California, Psystar must now…

iPhone ad parodies are fun, and this one is funner than most. How to use an iPhone to manage your love life. There’s an app for that! Jason O’Grady did some work with Rosetta in Snow Leopard and found that the penalty for installing it is, well, zero. It’s only 2 MB and doesn’t load…

This is not to say that any content or coverage is going away. iPO has been quite successful for us, for you (our readers) and for our advertisers. The one thing that kept holding iPO back was that we were treating it as a separate site in terms of layout and design, but nowhere else.…

According to the company, Grosshandel offers enterprise features like support for international tax systems, professional unit management and automated warehouse planning are available for SOHO users. Feature list: Efficient purchase and sale management. Sale and purchase documents share the same interface for editing. Flexible warehouse management with unlimited number of warehouses for shipping, storing and…